JohnSverduk

John Sverduk, beloved husband, devoted father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed peacefully away on October 6, 2012 in Goodyear, Arizona at the age of 88. Born in Lake Ariel, PA on November 25, 1923, he was the son of the late Paul and Efrosia Marchuk Sverduk.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Dorothy Enslin Sverduk, in 2010. He was also predeceased by two brothers, Peter and Andrew, and two sisters, Martha and Mary.

He is survived by his five children, twelve grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. John graduated from Lake Ariel Consolidated High School in 1942.

He worked as a carpenter and an auto mechanic, but found his true calling late in life cuddling foster babies taken from drug-addicted mothers.

He lived most of his adult life in Toms River, NJ and attended the Laurelton Park Baptist Church in Brick Town, NJ.